Friday, May 14
Chapel Hill, N.C.
6:00 PM
University of Louisville
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North Carolina
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No. 8 Louisville Heads to North Carolina for Final Road Series
May 13, 2021 | Baseball
The series begins on Friday night at 6 p.m. ET in Chapel Hill, N.C.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The eighth-ranked University of Louisville baseball team hits the road for the final time in the regular season this weekend for three games at North Carolina. The series begins on Friday at 6 p.m. ET in Chapel Hill, followed by games Saturday at 2 p.m. ET and Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. All three games can be seen on ACC Network Extra and radio coverage can be heard on 93.9 The Ville.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
The Cardinals put together a 3-1 week after sweeping a doubleheader against Duke on Saturday to claim the weekend series. Louisville pounded out six home runs over the three-game series, matching its season-high total. UofL swept its third doubleheader of the season behind a season-best 15 runs in the series finale on Saturday.
Louisville swiped six bases over the weekend against Duke, raising its ACC-leading total to 99 for the year. The Cardinals have stolen at least 100 bases in six of the last seven full seasons. The lone year they didn't reach 100 since 2013, the Cardinals finished with 98 in 2017.
SERIES HISTORY
Louisville and North Carolina have met 10 times previously with the all-time series even at five apiece. The Cardinals are 5-2 against the Tar Heels since joining the ACC in 2015. Louisville is making its second trip to Chapel Hill as a member of the ACC, having taken two out of three during the 2016 season.
TEAM NOTES
PLAYER NOTES
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ABOUT THE CARDINALS
The Cardinals put together a 3-1 week after sweeping a doubleheader against Duke on Saturday to claim the weekend series. Louisville pounded out six home runs over the three-game series, matching its season-high total. UofL swept its third doubleheader of the season behind a season-best 15 runs in the series finale on Saturday.
Louisville swiped six bases over the weekend against Duke, raising its ACC-leading total to 99 for the year. The Cardinals have stolen at least 100 bases in six of the last seven full seasons. The lone year they didn't reach 100 since 2013, the Cardinals finished with 98 in 2017.
SERIES HISTORY
Louisville and North Carolina have met 10 times previously with the all-time series even at five apiece. The Cardinals are 5-2 against the Tar Heels since joining the ACC in 2015. Louisville is making its second trip to Chapel Hill as a member of the ACC, having taken two out of three during the 2016 season.
TEAM NOTES
- Louisville owns 127 conference wins since joining the ACC in 2015, the most conference wins during that time of any Power Five school.
- UofL has won 45 of its 60 ACC series (one series ended 1-1) since joining the league and is 47-11 in its series finales during that span, including a 17-6 record in rubber games.
- The Cardinals have won 23 of their 29 ACC series (one ended 1-1) at home since debuting in the conference.
- Louisville's offense ranks among the best in the ACC this season. The Cardinals currently lead the ACC in batting average, on-base percentage, triples and stolen bases. UofL is second in the league in runs per game and RBIs, and third in total bases, slugging percentage and hits per game.
- The Cardinals' offense has registered double digit hits in 21 games this season (nine or more in 26 games), and tallied at least one home run in 32 of 41 games. Louisville is 23-3 this season when it outhits the opposition.
- The Cardinals have been the one of the best in the country on the basepaths this season with 99 stolen bases, 39 more than anyone in the ACC. Levi Usher leads the ACC and is fifth in the country with 24, while Cooper Bowman is second in the ACC with 16, Luke Brown third with 15, and Henry Davis is eighth with 10.
PLAYER NOTES
- Alex Binelas got off to a slow start but has returned to being a major run producer in the middle of the Louisville order. Over his last 25 games, Binelas is hitting .333 (32-for-96) with three doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 42 RBIs. He registered his third career multi-homer game against Florida State, including his first career grand slam, and later homered in all three games of the series at Virginia. Binelas also recorded two triples against Western Kentucky, becoming the first Louisville player with two triples in a game since Ty Young did so against Notre Dame on March 28, 2013.
- Henry Davis has been the most consistent hitter for the Cardinals this season. Davis saw his 23-game hitting streak come to an end in the second game at Notre Dame, and then followed it with a 16-game hit streak. The sophomore leads the ACC in batting average and on-base percentage. He also ranks top 10 in hits, stolen bases, walks, runs, RBIs, total bases, hit by pitches, and slugging percentage. Davis has 10 stolen bases after having just one through his first two seasons at Louisville.
- Luke Brown has quietly been a hitting machine for the Cardinals in 2021. The junior outfielder leads the team with 20 multi-hit games, including eight in the last 13 contests. Over the last 13 games, Brown has a .400 (20-for-50) batting average with four doubles.
- Levi Usher busted out of a long extra-base hit slump during the Duke series. Usher tallied a triple and home run in the third game of the season against Bellarmine. He did not register another extra-base hit until he hit a two-run home run in the first game of the Saturday doubleheader with the Blue Devils. Usher then homered again in the nightcap of the double dip. The sophomore set a Louisville school record (since 2000) with five stolen bases in the win over Murray State. Usher is fifth nationally in stolen bases with 25, nine more than anyone else in the ACC. Since joining the Cardinals, Usher is 36-of-39 (25-for-27 this year) on the basepaths in 57 career games.
- Tate Kuehner has been one of the most valuable and versatile pieces out of the Louisville bullpen this season. The southpaw has elevated his performance over the last month, allowing just two runs in 13.1 innings across six appearances. Over those six trips to the mound, Kuehner has a 3-1 record with a 1.35 ERA, 15 strikeouts and opponents are hitting just .178 against him.
- Luke Seed opened the season as the midweek starter for the Cardinals, but moved into the weekend rotation during the NC State series and has been there ever since. Despite not having a decision on the year, Seed currently leads all qualified ACC pitchers with a 2.18 ERA. The left-hander has allowed one earned run or less in eight of his 10 starts this season.
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